UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 05-6118
In re: MARTELL WHITAKER,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. (CA-01-3207)
Submitted: March 11, 2005 Decided: April 5, 2005
Before MOTZ, MICHAEL, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Martell Whitaker, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Martell Whitaker filed a petition for writ of mandamus
alleging undue delay by the district court in ruling on his motion
for reconsideration of that court’s order denying relief on
Whitaker’s 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000) motion. The district court
ruled on the motion on February 3, 2005. Accordingly, the mandamus
petition is now moot. Therefore, although we grant Whitaker’s
motion to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny the petition for
mandamus relief. We dispense with oral argument because the facts
and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials
before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
The motion to expedite consideration of this petition is denied as
moot.
PETITION DENIED
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